Hechos 12
1 Y en el mismo tiempo el rey Herodes envió compañías de soldados para maltratar a algunos de la Iglesia.
About that time King Herod arrested some who belonged to the church in order to harm them.
2 Y mató a espada a Jacobo, hermano de Juan.
He killed James the brother of John with the sword.
3 Y viendo que había agradado a los judíos, pasó adelante para prender también a Pedro. (Eran entonces los días de los panes sin levadura.)
And when he saw that this pleased the Jews, he proceeded to arrest Peter also. (This took place during the Feast of Unleavened Bread.)
4 Y habiéndole tomado preso, le puso en la cárcel, entregándole a cuatro cuaterniones de soldados que le guardasen, queriendo sacarle al pueblo después de la Pascua.
After seizing him, he put him in prison, handing him over to be guarded by four squads of four soldiers each. Herod planned to bring him out to the people after the Passover.
5 Así que, Pedro era guardado en la cárcel; y la Iglesia hacía sin cesar oración a Dios por él.
So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.
6 Y cuando Herodes le había de sacar, aquella misma noche estaba Pedro durmiendo entre dos soldados, preso con dos cadenas, y los guardas delante de la puerta, que guardaban la cárcel.
The very night before Herod was going to bring him out, Peter was sleeping between two soldiers, bound with two chains, while the guards in front of the door were keeping watch over the prison.
7 Y he aquí, el ángel del Señor sobrevino, y una luz resplandeció en la cárcel; e hiriendo a Pedro en el lado, le despertó, diciendo: Levántate prestamente. Y las cadenas se le cayeron de las manos.
And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before Peter, and a light shone in the cell. The angel struck Peter on the side and woke him up, saying, “Get up quickly!” And the chains fell off Peter's hands.
8 Y le dijo el ángel: Cíñete, y átate tus sandalias. Y lo hizo así. Y le dijo: Rodéate tu ropa, y sígueme.
Then the angel said to him, “Get dressed and put on yoʋr sandals.” And Peter did so. Then the angel said to him, “Put on yoʋr cloak and follow me.”
9 Y saliendo, le seguía; y no sabía que era verdad lo que hacía el ángel, mas pensaba que veía visión.
So Peter went out and followed him, but he did not realize that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision.
10 Y cuando pasaron la primera y la segunda guardia, vinieron a la puerta de hierro que va a la ciudad, la cual se les abrió de suyo; y salidos, pasaron una calle; y luego el ángel se apartó de él.
After they passed the first and second guard, they came to the iron gate leading into the city. It opened for them on its own, and they went out. When they had gone the length of one street, the angel immediately left him.
11 Entonces Pedro, volviendo en sí, dijo: Ahora entiendo verdaderamente que el Señor ha enviado su ángel, y me ha librado de la mano de Herodes, y de todo el pueblo de los judíos que me esperaba.
When Peter came to his senses, he said, “Now I truly know that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from everything the Jewish people were expecting to happen.”
12 Y considerando esto, llegó a casa de María, la madre de Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos, donde muchos estaban juntos orando.
When Peter realized this, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John (who was called Mark), where many had gathered together and were praying.
13 Y tocando Pedro a la puerta del patio, salió una muchacha, para escuchar, llamada Rode,
Peter knocked at the door of the gate, and a servant girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14 La cual, cuando conoció la voz de Pedro, de gozo no abrió el postigo, sino corriendo adentro, dio la nueva de que Pedro estaba al postigo.
When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed that she did not open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15 Y ellos le dijeron: Estás loca. Mas ella afirmaba que así era. Entonces ellos decían: Su ángel es.
They said to her, “Yoʋ are out of yoʋr mind.” But when she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It is his angel.”
16 Mas Pedro perseveraba en llamar; y cuando abrieron, le vieron, y se espantaron.
Meanwhile Peter continued knocking, and when they opened the gate, they saw him and were astonished.
17 Y él haciéndoles con la mano señal de que callasen, les contó cómo el Señor le había sacado de la cárcel. Y dijo: Haced saber esto a Jacobo y a los hermanos. Y salió, y se fue a otro lugar.
But motioning to them with his hand to be silent, he told them how the Lord had brought him out of prison. He also said, “Tell these things to James and to the brothers.” Then he left and went to another place.
18 Luego que fue de día, hubo no poco alboroto entre los soldados sobre qué se había hecho de Pedro.
When daybreak came, there was a great commotion among the soldiers as to what had become of Peter.
19 Mas Herodes, como le buscó y no le halló, hecha inquisición de los guardas, los mandó llevar. Después descendiendo de Judea a Cesarea, se quedó allí.
When Herod searched for him but did not find him, he questioned the guards and ordered them to be led away and executed. Then he went down from Judea to Caesarea and spent time there.
20 Y Herodes estaba enojado contra los de Tiro y los de Sidón; pero ellos vinieron concordes a él, y sobornado Blasto, que era el camarero del rey, pedían paz; porque las tierras de ellos eran abastecidas por las del rey.
Now Herod was having an angry dispute with the people of Tyre and Sidon. So they came to him with one accord, and having won over Blastus, the king's personal attendant, they asked for peace, because their country was supplied with food from the king's country.
21 Y un día señalado, Herodes vestido de ropa real, se sentó en el tribunal, y les arengó.
On an appointed day Herod dressed himself in royal clothing, sat down on the platform, and made a speech to them.
22 Y el pueblo aclamaba: Voz de Dios, y no de hombre.
The people kept shouting, “The voice of a god and not of a man!”
23 Y luego el ángel del Señor le hirió, por cuanto no dio la gloria a Dios; y expiró comido de gusanos.
Immediately an angel of the Lord struck Herod down because he did not give glory to God, and he was eaten by worms and breathed his last breath.
24 Mas la Palabra del Señor crecía y era multiplicada.
But the word of God increased and multiplied.
25 Y Bernabé y Saulo volvieron de Jerusalén cumplido su servicio, tomando también consigo a Juan, el que tenía por sobrenombre Marcos.
And when Barnabas and Saul completed their ministry, they returned to Jerusalem and brought with them John, who was called Mark.
